rhythm of the city

sound + video / 2015

field recording + pov video collage

I rode thousands of miles on my bike delivering all sorts of things to all sorts of people as a bike messenger for the uberrush beta. Rhythm of the City is meant to capture the excitement I felt riding at work every day. The project is comprised of the sights and sounds I discovered while exploring the streets & buildings of New York -- despite growing up here things always still managed to surprise me. The music was composed only out of found-sounds from the city and my bicycle, and the visuals were captured by a mounted GoPro. I unfortunately wasn't recording with a truck clipped my wheel and sent me flipping over the handlebars, but I was fine, so I guess we didn't miss much there. To this day, this is still my favorite job I've ever had-- any messenger will tell you, there's just nothing quite like it. that being said, the pay abysmal, there’s no benefits, and it’s an obscenely dangerous job.

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